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Make 2 rectangles of 20x10 meters adjacent to the penalty area (As shown in the picture, A and B). Add a defensive player per square with a vest. Place an attacking player in line with the central cone. Place the rest of the players in line with the square that is the farthest to the goal. The coach stands outside the rectangle with sufficient balls for continuity available.

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The coach passes the ball to the defender from rectangle A

The defender does an oriented control and passes the ball with a high pass to the forward

The forward does an oriented control and by dribbling takes it to rectangle B, while the second forward moves to the inside of rectangle B

Attacking players, through a pass or dribbling must try to overcome the defender from rectangle B to then face and overcome defender from rectangle A

In case that attacking players get to overcome defender they are allowed to shoot to goal.

Rules

Free number of touches

The action is interrupted is one of the defenders intercepts or clears the ball

Variations

Increase or decrease the dimensions of the pitch based on the capacities of the players

Limit the number of touches

Coaching Points

Encourage the touch and go: After playing the ball with a teammate, the player continues the race, looking for an empty space

Work on body orientation during reception, it should be facing the widest part of the pitch

Dribbling is useful to avoid possible contrasts with opponents, to create numerical superiority, to get to complete the action, to assist teammate or to make a move become dangerous

Dribbling key elements: Face the opponent keeping the ball close to the foot, condition the equilibrium of the opponent by using feints, successive election of the moment to overcome the opponent avoiding its intervention

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